Ethical and legal aspects of health care practice / Frederick Adolf Paola, MD, JD, Professor, Health Professions Division, Nova Southeastern University and Professore a contratto, Department of Molecular Medicine, Universita' degli Studi di Pavia and Professore a contratto, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Padova.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theory, principles, and rules in ethics -- Professionalism and the internal morality of medicine -- Case-based reasoning in ethics -- U.S. law -- Confidentiality -- Conflicts of interest -- Informed consent -- Interactions among health care professionals -- Ethical issues at life's beginning -- Ethical issues at life's end - Medical malpractice and health professionals.

"This book is designed to help students work through the ethics of clinical cases. It is a survey of legal and ethical issues intended for health profession. As students, it covers various approaches to ethical analysis, illustrates their application through the use of cases, and surveys important substantive topics in the field of medical ethics"-- Provided by publisher.